Comments on: Tiger Trip http://www.saltshaker.net/20061129/tiger-trip Casting a little flavor (and a few aspersions) on the world of food, drink, and life Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:11:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: dan http://www.saltshaker.net/20061129/tiger-trip#comment-7955 dan Fri, 01 Dec 2006 11:48:58 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20061129/tiger-trip#comment-7955 Oh, I'm sure that's a lot of what's behind it - of course, even though it's not all of them, it's still locals that are the ones making money off the tourists, running all the little businesses in the ports. But I do understand it - even coming from New York and having worked in the restaurant business, which obviously gets a fair amount of its income from tourism in the city, we used to complain about the negative impact that tourists had on the city - much the same things - traffic, high prices, noise, etc. And there's something innately annoying about hanging out with friends and family in front of your apartment or house and having tourists snapping pictures as they walk/ride by... Oh, I’m sure that’s a lot of what’s behind it - of course, even though it’s not all of them, it’s still locals that are the ones making money off the tourists, running all the little businesses in the ports. But I do understand it - even coming from New York and having worked in the restaurant business, which obviously gets a fair amount of its income from tourism in the city, we used to complain about the negative impact that tourists had on the city - much the same things - traffic, high prices, noise, etc.

And there’s something innately annoying about hanging out with friends and family in front of your apartment or house and having tourists snapping pictures as they walk/ride by…

]]> By: gracielle http://www.saltshaker.net/20061129/tiger-trip#comment-7952 gracielle Fri, 01 Dec 2006 10:33:47 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20061129/tiger-trip#comment-7952 The locals have not been happy about the influx of tourists and they let you know it. They complain about a rise in pollution, traffic, real estate prices and taxes...but too few new jobs for them. I am not surprised they were not willing to recommend any local restaurants for fear of more price increases. From what I am told the good ones are not in the port area. The locals have not been happy about the influx of tourists and they let you know it. They complain about a rise in pollution, traffic, real estate prices and taxes…but too few new jobs for them. I am not surprised they were not willing to recommend any local restaurants for fear of more price increases. From what I am told the good ones are not in the port area.

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